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NVN Saturday: LETHALITY by Nan Meneely

NVN Saturday at Substack: Nan Meneely’s #newspoem “Lethality” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...

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LETHALITY The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

In her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, Nan Meneely imagines a young man tempted to serve his country in these days of Hegseth and “Lethality.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/leth...

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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Thanks to DJ Tyrer for hosting my haiku at 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/h...

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After seeing the photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s living room just released it now makes sense what Donald Trump is doing to the Oval Office.

NVN Friday: HUNTING SEASON by Alessandra Foster

NVN Friday at Substack: Alessandra Foster’s #newspoem “Hunting Season” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-friday...

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Alessandra Foster recognizes “Hunting Season” in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/hunt...

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It is shameful-and expected-that the Supreme Court has chosen to side with those who seek to undermine our democracy and disenfranchise voters of color.

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis winter sunrise a squadron of flamingos fly past the moon--Francoise Maurice (Draguignan, France)

Always enjoy David McMurray’s biweekly haiku column whether my work is in there or not. Today… I’m in there! www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...

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BREAKING: Federal grand jury REFUSES TO INDICT New York Attorney General Letitia James again

This gangster government steals everyone’s property and doesn’t care about the laws respecting the rights of creators. Everything they see belongs to them like the greedy leeches on this country that they are.

Can I let you in on a little secret?

Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.

It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.

NVN Thursday: DON’T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF by Karen Greenbaum-Maya

NVN Thursday at Substack: Karen Greenbaum-Maya’s #newspoem “Don’t Make Me Repeat Myself.” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-thursd...
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DON’T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

The awfully familiar teacher in Karen Greenbaum-Maya’s dream is at the center of her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “Don’t Make Me Repeat Myself.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/dont...
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Trump’s USDA is threatening to withhold food stamp funding for 20 Democrat-controlled states if they don’t share recipients’ sensitive personal data.

Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.

The cruelty is endless.

We are neighbors in the antho, James! That was fun to discover.

Rep. Ilhan Omar speaking at a press conference

Ilhan Omar: “His obsession with me is creepy, I'm not going anywhere — I'll be here longer than #Trump - He’s an old man losing his mind. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs—”

JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.

As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.

Thanks to Shadow Pond Journal editor Katherine E Winnick for hosting my monoku today at shadowpondjournal.blogspot.com/2025/12/jame...

We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.

All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.

NVN Wednesday: HEGSETH THE ADOLESCENT by Sharon Olson

NVN Wednesday at Substack: Sharon Olson’s #newspoem “Hegseth the Adolescent.” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-wednes...
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HEGSETH THE ADOLESCENT The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

In her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem Sharon Olson reveals “Hegseth the Adolescent” for who is. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/hegs...
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.

GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”

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Trump is summarily executing people suspected of being drug dealers, without providing any proof.

How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-illegal-executions

A joy to be among many great haijin in this antho. Hoping to be stuffed in plenty of stockings. sites.google.com/view/freshwo...
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HAIKU FOR TORY MEDLEY The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

Tory Medley was found hanging from a tree at a Wisconsin golf course. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/haik...